Ben Lee

Add Date: March 31

Artist: Ben Lee

Album: The Rebirth of Venus

Label: New West

Genre: Pop

Comments: Ben Lee’s 7^th studio album, The Rebirth of Venus, is pretty much what you’d expect from the veteran pop artist and college-radio staple (remember "Catch My Disease"?!): catchy, clear vocals and solid guitar. This time around, the record is dedicated to the goddess Venus; Lee says he is “trying to find a balance between my own masculine and feminine nature”. While this theme may direct the songs lyrically (“Boy with a Barbie”, “Yoko Ono”), the style is pretty much unchanged. It’s radio-friendly, thoughtful pop-music; start with tracks 1, 8, and 9.